Lorenzo Romar

Every contender this season can deploy a lockdown defender—the quick, smart, tough player who makes life miserable for the hotshot scorers

Late one night two years ago swingman Quincy Pondexter, then a sophomore, sat in coach Lorenzo Romar's office and vented about his lack of playing time. Finally Romar told him, "Let's call Brandon." When he got...

Despite an improved inside game, the Huskies' biggest weapon is a marksman in the mold of the Pistol

TOUGHEST PLACE TO PLAY Oregon ... 50% "McArthur Court is crazy. It's been there for 80 years. The stands go straight up, and the band plays the fight song on every dead ball." ... "The fans dig up dirt on players....

The Huskies look to a scrappy freshman for a much-needed dose of toughness